How To Install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8. perl-Test-CPAN-Meta is Validation of the META.yml file in a CPAN distribution

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `perl-Test-CPAN-Meta`

This module was written to ensure that a META.yml file, provided with a standard distribution uploaded to CPAN, meets the specifications that are slowly being introduced to module uploads, via the use of package makers and installers such as ExtUtils Module

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta.

Install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta

Install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta

How To Uninstall perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the perl-Test-CPAN-Meta package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-Test-CPAN-Meta

perl-Test-CPAN-Meta Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/Changes
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/README
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/examples
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/examples/94metatest.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/examples/98metatest.t
/usr/share/doc/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/examples/examples.txt
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta
/usr/share/licenses/perl-Test-CPAN-Meta/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/Test::CPAN::Meta.3pm.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/Test::CPAN::Meta::Version.3pm.gz
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/CPAN
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/CPAN/Meta
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/CPAN/Meta.pm
/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/Test/CPAN/Meta/Version.pm

References

perl-Test-CPAN-Meta website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-Test-CPAN-Meta on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.